Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-06

upon the Milwaukee road in this
neighborhood. DIR. Roane is we'll uali-
fed for the work.
AT the late Msthodist social Rev,
Hager was very pleasantly surprised to
receive . beautiful reminder of his birth.
day anniversary, from the children's
mission band Of his church.
Some of the wise ones around town
assert that the Mi sukee IL preparing
to build ne9 shops in Yaukson. Others
s,s / IS 5 u gfitir"n9tls yard ssIth
SIDE t.saS ~ y 9ta tgachs ot Other
9 mpasi3aI ON gossinx 10 the levee.
II is generally believed ~ Sioux Falls
taat tie d9snittsba will take III Parker
IN ise extghsiol 10 Yankton. rbis would
pstar II cake soe roai through or near
spriae Valley, Farmer county, aud May
neld and Watshtosn Ysnkton county.
The noted B.ule Indian, "Hsndsome
Elk" . terror to everybody in the
neighhorhaod OF his teepe, who was
recently arrested at Chamberlain for
murder, is expected to reach Yaukton
this evening and await trial here.
Handsome Elk's'' history is said to
show o taste of blood.
There are various opinions as to where
the Manitoba will build it's bridge across
the Missouri, some asserting that the
island just above the city is the place
and others arguing that it will make the
leap from the low bank below the mouth
of the Rhine. Others favor the Broad
way bluff as a starting point. These
guessers all rely upon their own sagaclty.
Yankton's board of trade has received
letters from Senator Henderson, OF Ne
bressa, and Delegate Clifford, promising
to use every effort to induce the govern
ment to repair the river bank below this
CITY and avert the danger which will
come with another flood. 1t is not GER
tain that there is any appropriation
available for immediate use. II not the
action of congress must be awaited.
Another food is liable to cut off the
entire jim river point.
After many years OF waiting o man
has finally been captured who gave
whisky to the Indians who visit Yank-
ton. This lar is William Il. Belts,
who was brought in from Scotland this
afternoon by Sheriff Kinoel, who tele-
graphed to Scotland yesterday an order
for his arrest. Belts was in Yank-
ton day before yesterday painting
signs on windows and in the afternoon
of that day, he bought whisky by the
bottle, drank thereof himself and becom.
ing drunk gave James Thompson ana
David Kennedy, two Santee Indians.
several swigs out Of the bottle.
Recently some Yankton young ladies
were informed that upon q certain even
ing they would be favored with g SER
enade from gentleman friends and they
prepared to greet the musicians with
much gusto. One whole day wss spent
in providing a feast for the warblers.
The eventful night arrived and the
moon rose in a clear sky and ell was de-
i iighttul-iust the nig'1t for q serenade.
The expectant ladies arrayed themselves
for the occasion and upon the floor near
an open window q couch was built upon
which the maidens LAID and listened,
The hours rolled on ana still the har-
mony of male voices broke not the secho-
es. Soon q maidenly enore arose and the
dawn found these "bamboozled" and
unserenaded misses asleep on their
lowly cough. And now some young
gentlemen pass by that house on tiptos
when they are making calls.